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The long Flax, worth 12s. per stone, or £96 per ton. 

 The Flax wool ,, 2s. „ or £16 per ton. 



No. 2. Irish retted (Armagh) hand-seutched Flax cost £40 

 per ton. 



14lbs (half-clean), prepared by the liquid, lbs. ozs. 



produced, long Flax 8 7 



Tow 2 4 



Waste 3 5 



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The long fibre is worth 13s. per stone, or £104 per ton. 

 The wool is worth 7s. 6d. ,, or £60 per ton. 



No. 3. Egyptian Flax, which cost £30 per ton. 

 14lbs. half-clean Flax prepared by the liquid, lbs. ozs. 



produced, long Flax 8 



Tow 1 14 



Waste. 4 2 



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The long Flax is worth £60 per ton. 

 The tow is worth . . . £30 per ton. 

 No. 4. Friezland Flax, which cost £48 per ton. 

 14lbs. prepared by the patent liquid, pro- lbs. ozs. 



duced, long Flax 8 9 



Tow 2 8 



Waste 2 15 



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The long Flax is worth £80 per ton. 

 The wool is worth ... 56 per ton. 

 No. 5. Dutch Flax, which cost £70 per ton. 

 14lbs. prepared by the patent liquid, produced, lbs. ozs. 



long Flax 8 6 



Tow . 3 1 



Waste 2 7 



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